A New Year Regatta scene at Collyer Quay

Title
A New Year Regatta scene at Collyer Quay
Year/Period
1920s-1940s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 6.6 x 10 cm,
Frame size: 7.3 x 10.6 cm
Accession No.
1995-00929-037

This photograph shows a scene from the New Year Regatta, which was held annually at the waterfront near the Esplanade from 1834, usually on New Year’s Day. The Ocean Building can be seen in the background – it was built in 1924 and demolished in 1969.